Class Notes

Class of 1974, we know you’re out there doing great, exciting things, and we want to hear about them more frequently than every five years at reunions. Start planning now for our 40th, coming up in May 2014, and let us know what you’d like to do.

Missie Carpenter lives in California and doesn’t see many classmates, but she travels to Virginia to look after her aging mother. She stays in touch with Cynthia Gorwitz of Fayetteville, N.C., whose twins were to graduate from high school this year. When Missie visited her brother in Florida in January, she spoke to Linda Kier Hertler, who lives near Miami, still teaches school, and scuba dives.

Missie said Mary Tulipane was in a serious car accident last July and passed away in August as a result of her injuries. Mary and Missie’s fathers were in the Marine Corps together, and their families were longtime friends. Mary majored in psychology, lived on campus her first two years, and then moved to an off-campus apartment. She had children Catherine and David and worked for the Hogan Lovells law firm.

Missie exchanged emails a few years ago with Patti Kershaw Morris, a real estate agent in Monroe, La., when their high school graduating class was celebrating its 40th reunion.

Missie lives in a rural agricultural area in Sacramento Valley, about 100 miles north of Sacramento, amid rice fields and almond, walnut, prune, and olive orchards. She is an avid quilter. After many years in the nursery/landscaping industry, she works in a farmer’s office and looks forward to retiring someday.

Hope all is well with you!