Class Notes

Margaret Nichols Honeycutt writes: “I closed my pediatrics practice in Warrenton and moved to Richlands, Va where I am working full time for Clinch Valley Physicians Associates and Lifepoint Hospitals. Since my husband, Don, passed in August 2017, I have begun work with hospice and with our church ministry to those in Celebrate Recovery, a Christian recovery education and support group. In a major move outside my comfort zone, I did a medical mission in Costa Rica this summer and will return to Central America this June. My health is good but I am getting my first hearing aid for the left ear and may need an augmented stethoscope soon. The holidays are extra special this year with the arrival of a new grandson, Logan, and my son and daughter-in-law celebrating their fifth anniversary and first Christmas in a home of their own. I bought a 1952 Cape Cod in a sweet neighborhood at the end of the street near the Clinch River, where I maintain a quiet corner with two rowdy dogs. I am teaching a Bible study on Galatians in January for our largely geriatric group of folks who combine good food, chatter and study weekly, and I am struggling through a 550 page book for Book Club, which is a mixture of ages, involves wine and cheese, and pithy opinions from the well-read academics in the group. Life as a widow has blossomed with a great deal of “leaning into life” and letting go of fear. I am looking forward to our next reunion and hope to see many familiar faces.”

Teri Miles received the 2019 Woman of Achievement Award from the Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association for her contributions to the legal profession and the community. Teri had a “reunion” with Debbie Jordan Lewis in Nairobi, Kenya this year. “We met up as I was getting ready to leave and as she and Ben were arriving. We had a good time catching up and I was able to share my adventure as she was doing a lot of the same safari travels I just completed.”