Class Notes

Delois Branson Clarke lives in Tappahannock near the Rappahannock River. She’s worked for 28 years at the Naval Service Warfare Center Dahlgren and currently is the Acting Head, Special Technology Integration Branch. Her husband Stanley is the Sheriff in Essex County. He runs for reelection this spring. Their daughter Ashley graduated from UVA with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and works for the Department of the Navy.

Patricia Reinhardt lives in Wayland, Massachusetts, with her husband Tom and children Adam, 14, and Sarah, 11. Adam recently founded STOKES, a company that produces all natural fire starters sold all over New England, including all Whole Food Markets. Pat provides him business support while still working in the consulting field. She attended a silent meditation retreat at the Garrison Institute, a new challenge. This past summer they spent three weeks Italy visiting Maremma, Umbria and Venice.

Martha Shears Smith and husband James are pleased to report that their Green Man Gourmet specialty grocery store in Florida is now open and they are quickly getting their “retail legs” in good shape.

Kent Rice and his wife Karen live in Pennsylvania and celebrated their 22nd anniversary. Their oldest daughter Morgan attends a discipleship program at Miracle Mountain Ranch in Pennsylvania, and their youngest is a sophomore in high school. Kent voluntarily took a half-time ministry position to expand the work of the East Petersburg Faith Outreach, a non-profit organization he founded last year.

After working with Logicon since graduating from MWC, Theron Keller recently transitioned to SimVentions, a Fredericksburg company that employs a number of UMW graduates. Also, construction is well under way on Theron’s new house, being built in downtown Fredericksburg just a few blocks from campus. He enjoys living near campus and watching the campus grow through the years.

Shirley Onderdonk recently retired as the church organist at the Fredericksburg Baptist Church. She started MWC at the age of 45 and graduated at 50 with a BLS (music emphasis.) She still lives just two blocks from campus and enjoys walking through the grounds.

Kathleen O’Rourke writes that she worked as a photojournalist for the past 20 years, and has recently switched careers. She is now the Director of Marketing and Communications at King, a Pre-K through Grade 12 independent day school in Stamford, Connecticut, and is living in Rowayton, Connecticut, a small coastal town in Fairfield County.

As for me, this summer marks ten years of living in Wisconsin and five years of working in our public schools. It’s been a great experience! Our son still works in Seattle for the Boy Scouts, and our daughter is an elementary school teacher closer to home.

Your class reunion organizers Renee Kuntz, Lisa Taylor and Abas Adenan are excited to see you May 29-31 at our 30th year reunion. Call the Hyatt Place Fredericksburg if you need a room. You can get updates on the festivities and schedule at alumni.umw.edu/reunionweekendand the MWC Class of 1985 Facebook page. Hope to see you there!