Class Notes

Remember when reunions were for old people?  The classmates I heard from are all “young” and most are hoping for a large attendance of their classmates of ’57 at our upcoming reunion. Thank you, Bruce Ritchie Spain for voicing this call.

I really admire the courageous ones who are moving to smaller quarters.  I don’t know why my husband and I seem to take up more space than we did as a family of five. Ellen Hertz Hewitt is at “press time” packing for such a move.  They will still be in the Richmond area, still active in their church and busy visiting the sick, and playing bridge.

It was good hearing also from Joan Callahan Frankhauser, Jean Durham Busboso, and Barbara Craft Grantz who also gave news of sister-in-law Helen Grantz Fortner.  All claimed to have no exciting news, but there was talk of another European visit as well as family visiting the Galapagos and so on. On our most recent trip to Alaska, taken after the last communication from yours truly, we actually floated 20 miles down the river on a raft to Talkeena (of “Northern Exposure” fame). Saw many bald eagles.

A few personal ills were mentioned as well as being victims of hacking and other computer woes of the 21^st century, but these challenges are being met, and most expressed that they are counting their blessings.

I hope to hear from more of you next time.