Class Notes

Former class agent Madelin Jones Barratt finished chemotherapy in October 2019 and is asking God to use it to bring about a miraculous cure of her cancer. She considers every day a blessing. She directed the children’s choir at her church on Christmas Eve, which gave her a lot of joy. She and husband Henry are enjoying having all three of their children, their spouses, and four grandchildren living close by. They are expecting two more grandchildren to arrive in March.

Two 1976 classmates have volunteered to succeed Madelin in the class agent role. Janis Biermann will handle class news for classmates whose names start with A through M, and Debra Smith Reeder will do the same for classmates whose names begin with N through Z.

From Debra: Greetings and Happy 2020! I look forward to sharing news of friends and classmates with all of you. Please email me highlights of your life events and I will make sure they appear in the next issue. I’ll go first: My husband of 43 years, Bill, and I are enjoying retirement. We continue to travel the world; however, are always anxious to return home to our English cream retriever, Cashel. We love to spend time with our children and two granddaughters, who live nearby. Life is good!

From Janis: Thanks again to Madelin for representing us for so many years. Since I am now retired, I have some time to be a class agent. Looking forward to hearing from you!