Class Notes

Jan Hausrath (‘75) and husband, David Seddelmeyer, are thrilled that their daughter, Jinny, will join the Class of 2023 at Radford University this fall. The retired empty nesters are already planning travels from their respective bucket lists to begin as soon as possible!

Pat Powers Gaske (‘75) wrote that she just marked her 6th year in Fredericksburg and is so glad she and her husband Steve moved there. In the last 2 1/2 years, all 3 of their children have gotten married, and Steve and she have become grandparents! The most recent wedding was their daughter’s, on April 27, 2019.  She lives in Vermont, so Steve and Pat don’t get to see her that often. One son lives in Arlington and he was married in August 2018. The other son lives in Woodbridge and they are the proud parents. Because they are so close to Steve and Pat, they get to see them pretty often. Pat babysits 2 days a week & she is thoroughly enjoying it. Pat says it’s so much easier & more relaxed than parenting!

Steve will be retiring next month. They’ve both become active volunteers with the Washington Heritage Museums, the nonprofit that owns the Mary Washington house & 3 other properties. Pat has served on their board of directors for 2 years and now she is on the committee for their main fundraising gala, “Bourbon & Boxwood.” Pat says they help out where needed. It’s a wonderful cause & keeps them involved in the community.

Pat sees Jackie Sobinski (‘75), Margaret Murphey (‘75), Debbi Sudduth (‘75), April Tooke (‘75) & Agnes Rollins on a pretty regular basis. They have been having a get together each summer at Pat’s River House in Tappahannock.

Linda Roland Mattix (‘75) retired this year from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools after 14 years as a technology facilitator in an elementary school and 10 years teaching Spanish in middle school. She and Steve just celebrated their son David’s wedding in May, and now look forward to traveling and being free to attend family events around the country.

Jacalyn Bryan (’75), Associate Professor/Reference & Instruction Librarian at Saint Leo University, will be retiring at the end of this academic year, having served 11 years in this position. Prior to pursuing a second career in academic librarianship, she was a dance professor at Saint Leo University, the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa. Last summer she presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. and the International Conference on Learning in Belfast. Jackie’s older son, a graphic designer, was married in April of 2019 in an outdoor ceremony on a beautiful farm with a wedding barn. Her younger son, who received his MA in Creative Writing last year, is a User Experience Specialist at Saint Leo. She looks forward to spending time with her family, working on special projects, and traveling with her husband, who is a retired psychology professor.

On my news home front, our daughter, Taylor, was married in Kansas City, MO on April 27^th, to Dr. Rafael Torosyan, and Taylor expects to complete her 2-year Nursing Practitioner program in August 2020. Our son, Ian, and his wife, Vickie, gave birth to our third granddaughter, Finley, on Jun 16th. In the fall of 2019, our oldest granddaughter, Presley, started Spanish-immersion 1^st grade and our middle granddaughter, Lucy, who turned 4 this past June, began her last year of pre-school.

Thanks to everyone who submitted their news! If you’ve never submitted any news, your fellow classmates would love to hear what you’ve been up to! Remember, your news is news to the rest of us, so please take a moment (or two) and email/snail mail me what you’ve been up to! Red Letter Date:  The 2020 Class Reunion Weekend dates are set, so make sure to mark your calendars for attending our 45^th Class Reunion on May 29^th – 31^st, 2020! Where did the time go?!