Class Notes

I wanted to mention the passing on April 23, 2018, of our class president and great friend to many, Jane Reese-Coulbourne.  Jane had battled cancer for many years and was a tireless advocate for more cancer research during the Clinton years. Jane received a BS in chemistry at Mary Washington and was amongst the first women to graduate from UVA’s master’s program in chemical engineering.  Her genuine, ready laugh and easy manner with everyone will be missed.

Carolyn Roberts attended the funeral for Jane Reese-Coulbourne along with Judy Sledge Joyce, Margo Clifford, Ann Chryssikos McBroom, Margaret Spivey, Betty Ann Gupton Teter, Patty Finnamore ?.  Carolyn said it was a wonderful tribute to Jane, and while they were sad, they all enjoyed sharing stories over lunch which would have pleased Jane.  Marti Taylor Clements’ son Tom, who is Carolyn’s godson, was married in Connecticut in May.  He graduated from UNC and is off to a job in Madison, Wisconsin.

Lucy Dee Kinsey wrote that she and Daphne Johnston Elliott recently completed the Virginia Master Naturalist training program.  They can now volunteer to participate in natural resource conservation efforts in their communities.  They learned a lot in the program.  Together, as citizen scientists, they are monitoring the Bluebird Trail at Ashlawn/Highland, President James Monroe’s home near Charlottesville.  Daphne and Lucy see each other every week with all the Master Naturalist activities.

Kate O’Driscoll Sartor Hilburn moved back to Louisiana from Texas in 1993 to marry Wiley Hilburn who was a journalism professor at Louisiana Tech University.  She graduated from Texas Woman’s University with an MFA in photography in 1995.  Wiley passed away in 2014 and she has spent the last four years continuing to create art, travel, and work as a community advocate for her regional domestic violence agency.  She designed a series called “Beating Hearts: Stories of Domestic Violence.” It was a photography and writing collaboration that has been exhibited around the USA over the past 20 years.  She enjoys spending time with friends in France, and visiting her daughter Jenny who is a veterinarian in Kansas.

Beverley Condrey Berry has used her geography degree in diverse fields of work including mapping, helping route development for telecommunications and being a landman in the oil and gas industry in Texas.  She is semi-retired and traveled to Italy with friends.  She and her husband have a peacock that showed up in one of their trees.  It has joined the rest of their little barnyard.  She thinks fondly of her years at Mary Washington with the brick facades, shady paths and dogwood trees.  Her best buddy, Eva Graham, ’75, who shares her experiences on Facebook, including trips to Carl’s Frozen Custard, transports Beverley back to Fredericksburg!

Margo Clifford retired from teaching after 41 years!  She is celebrating with her former roommate Ann Chryssikos McBroom by taking a cruise to the Greek islands.  She is looking forward to the next chapter and new adventures.

Susan Sendlein Luscomb and husband Rich welcomed granddaughter Campbell Reeve Autry born in April to their daughter Alicia and her husband Dustin.  Alicia is a clinical psychologist in practice with her dad and Dustin is a Delta pilot.  Their daughter Ashton and husband Zach are renovating a home in Memphis after living in London for 7 months for Zach’s job.  Sue and Rich took a 10 day trip to northern Italy’s Lake District with friends.

Kim Stambaugh Jureckson and her husband Mitchell became grandparents!  Their daughter Erica and husband Ian had a baby boy named George in December, 2017.  Kim still works as a free lance dance teacher and choreographer in Lancaster, PA.  She is the artistic director of the Grant Street Dance Company which will celebrate its 20^th anniversary in October.  She also works with senior citizens in retirement homes to help them improve their posture and balance.

Mary Johnson Mulligan is retiring from NASA after more than 30 years at the Kennedy Space Center.  She is looking forward to traveling, volunteering and pursuing some hobbies.  She plans to have extended visits with her children who are scattered across the country: a son in San Francisco, and 2 daughters in Northern Virginia and NYC.  Her son graduated from his radiology residency at UCSF in June and they all went out to California to mark the occasion.  They also took a family vacation to Italy last fall.  She misses Virginia and hopes to spend more time here after retirement.

Helen Thornton French is approaching 79 years of age and is happy to report that life is still good.  She focuses on working with domestic violence victims and incarcerated females.  She travels a lot and just returned from a vacation in Mexico.  Her grandsons CJ and Avery have both completed college, and have managed to include world travels into their busy lives. CJ is married and Sybil, her daughter, gets to travel the world as a DELTA flight attendant. She has Sybil’s dog, Baxter, who loves to run, and that keeps her active. She is healthy and well, and feels blessed!

 Hannah Patterson Crew is retiring in September after over 30 years working for the Commonwealth of Virginia.  She has had wonderful positions in several agencies and worked with some fun, very smart people.  Her husband Todd plans to work another year.  Their elder daughter, Elizabeth and husband Chris are expecting a baby in December.  Hannah said it’s a boy so she has some homework to do!  Her younger daughter Emily and husband Brandon live in St Petersburg, FL.  Emily works as the assistant comptroller in the grants division for the University of Florida and her husband is a lawyer.  Emily had some health issues last year but has recovered well.  Hannah and Todd will be spending part of the year in Florida once Todd retires.

Barbara Bryant Zingg was selected as the Secondary Math Teacher of the Year from West Virginia for 2017-2018 which honored her.  Her husband of 42 years, Robert, retired from teaching high school special education in 2017 while Barbara continues to teach in Charles Town, WV.  She is involved with the WV State Department of Education projects and committees to improve math instruction in the state.

Lundy Baker Updike had Helen Taylor Salter come visit in July.  They went to a different Great American Restaurant each night, but always ended with their famous flourless chocolate waffle. Lundy’s son Tom, ’17, accepted a tech job in California and drove across country to find a house to rent.  Kate Gazunis and her husband Randy hosted Tom on his drive across country as only a 76er can!  They made his trip an adventure.  Lundy and husband Jim are gearing up for more traveling.  Last year they drove south looking for cooler weather and now they are going north to get away from the heat.  They hope to go to the West Coast and see California, Vancouver and Alaska and son Tom.

My husband Henry and I spend quite a bit of time with our four grandchildren here in Northern Virginia.  Henry and I enjoyed a trip to Charleston, SC for a wedding in May.  I found the alligators in every pond frightening!  Shrimp and grits, BBQ, time with old friends and lots of history made it a memorable, fun trip.