Class Notes

It’s hard to believe that we are in 2018 and we have our 55th Reunion coming up in June. I hope many of you are planning to attend.

Linda Gulnac Steelman is still serving as Senior Interpreter at the Nantucket Whaling Museum in addition to being as the “de facto” choir advisor at church. Husband, Bill is handling the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease quite well and has even preached and conducted services while their Senior Minister was on sabbatical. They welcomed their 6th grandchild last Fall.

My freshman roomie, Mary A. Settle Johnson has had a cancer diagnosis and asks for prayers. She is still living in Florida and has her sons nearby, thank goodness. My sophomore roomie, Jeanne Chabot Wallis had back surgery which has curtailed her golfing somewhat. She and Wally spend several months in Florida each winter. Junior year roomie, Rosalie “Ding” Moyer Schwarz and Gene have done a bit of traveling this past year and also enjoy time with their grandchildren. My senior year roomie, Barbara Scherberger Offerman posted a picture on Facebook of her two white dogs after a walk during the awful Ventura County fires this fall. Both dogs were covered with gray ash.

Arlene Drescher Wilson sent news about her art show. Last April, she had a solo show at a private home in Nashville TN as a fundraiser for the Nashville Tree Foundation and raised $3400. Many volunteers, donated champagne and she had barefoot cello player whom she paid with one of her paintings. Arlene says, “It was a blast worthy of Music City!!!”

Betsy Lydle Smith sent the following: “Here’s the video of Nancy Slonim Aaronie in an interview with Deanne Barrett of Whole Hearted Parenting. Nancy talks about creativity and writing, as well as relationships, including her journey with her son Dan, who had multiple sclerosis, and stories showing her humor, wisdom and life experience. https://vimeo.com/237834911/b7fbc14a2c.” It’s interesting how Nancy’s name pops up. In the acknowledgments section of a book I (Linkey) recently read, Nancy and her Writers Workshop were mentioned.

I was delighted to hear from Barbara Grant Fox who wrote that she and her husband, Dave will have been married 54 years in June. They have lived in SW Michigan for 28 years. Son, Derek, is a Full Professor of Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Daughter, Susan, who graduated from UMW in 1991 lives in Lake Havasu City, AZ and she has one daughter, Alexandra.

David, my sister Connie Logothetis ’61, her husband, and I enjoyed a wonderful weekend at UMW last September. We attended the Legacy Breakfast with my granddaughter, Emily Rossi ’21. It was neat to be on the campus while the students were there. David and I were lucky enough to stay in the Alumni Guest House which is old Trench Hill. It is now called Kalnan Inn and it is beautiful.

Come to Reunion!!!!