Class Notes

The time for our 50^th reunion will be here before you know it.  The dates are set for May 29-31, 2020!  I would love to see as many of you as possible since this is a very significant time for all of us.  Fifty years is a long time but then again, when some of us get together, our time at MWC does not seem like it was that long ago.  It is really wonderful to reconnect with old friends and we hope that all of you will make a big effort to be there in May of 2020.  If you can make a donation to our class gift, it would be greatly appreciated.  Your gift will go to the student mental health center which is greatly needed.

Unfortunately, I did not receive an overabundance of news for this issue.  Thank you, Doralece  Lipoli Dullaghan, for sending your news:

The last 18 months have been challenging for me.  My mother passed away in November 2017 at the age of 98 ½.  She was a strong-willed and feisty woman and is greatly missed.  Fifteen months later my husband passed away as a result of Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer.  He was a fighter and we were so pleased that we were able to have a Celebration of his Life while he was still with us.  More than 250 people came and shared their love of him with him and stories of how their relationship with him impacted their lives. The inspirational event had such an impact on everyone who attended. We had almost 30 years together.

In July 2018 I ended my professional career, one in which I worked for only two companies over almost 50 years.  The people that I worked with enriched my life and will never be forgotten.  I have so many great friends who are leaders in the food industry and keep in touch with them still.

In May 2019 I traveled to Italy with my cousin to visit our Italian first cousin and cities which we had not been to before.  It was a great trip and a great break from two years of being a care giver.  I am grateful for friends and family for their support.

I recently joined my MWC roommate, Kirsten Mackey and our suite mate from Randolph, Anne Howell at the reunion weekend where we connected with members of the class of ’69 who lived across the hall from us there.  How wonderful to still be connected to friends made at MWC almost 50 years ago!

In November a group of about ten of us will be meeting at a B & B in PA to visit.  The group includes myself, Donna Accettullo DeNyse, Bettie Brooks Reuter, Judy Cunningham Dotson, Susan Venable Gillette, Lee Howland Hogan, Kathy Thiel, Debbie Walker Powell, and Kathy O’Neill,

From Anne: John and I moved to Celebrate VA in Fredericksburg last month.  Believe me moving is not for sissies or older people!  After all the work and stress of moving, I have to say it is worth it!!!  In Oct. we are planning a trip to Australia and New Zealand. I did see Nancy Buchanan Perry and husband Sam at a party recently.  They are living in the Richmond area and have two grandsons.