Class Notes

Lois Gaylord “Gay” Allen is active with her local humane society. She and Howard welcomed a great-grandson in July. Marcia Phipps Ireland said all was well. Jane Tucker Broadbooks planned to attend the 55th.

Gloria Winslow Borden had a total right ankle fusion in September due to painful arthritis and was in rehab for two months. Friends and family were supportive. By now, Gloria should have gotten rid of her boot and walker, and be driving. She visited son Cliff’s family in spring and joined them for a Disneyland trip. Cliff left private schools to teach in public schools, and he and Lynda bought a house. Daughter Ashely is in college in Arizona. They visited daughter Beth’s family in their beach house. Husband Dan was job hunting. Daughter Michele works in New York. Amy and Kristen are in college in Texas. Gloria spent Christmas with daughter Caroline’s family in San Antonio. She and Mike, daughter Cynthia, and son-in-law Rob continue to teach, administer, train, and coach.

Audrey Dubetsky Doyle’s granddaughter, Cynthia, Tiffany’s daughter, came home after earning a master’s degree in a nine-month accelerated program at Oxford. Tom Jr. has children Emma, 15, and Owen, 12. Aud keeps busy with swimming pool pals. Mary Carolyn Jamison Gwinn’s grandson, Mason, is 13, in seventh grade, and 5 feet, 7½ inches tall. He grins when he stands beside her and looks down! The family dachshund is positive he is king.

Celeste Shipman Kaufman’s family spent New Year’s in Nassau. Alan recovered well from quadruple bypass surgery. He retired and had a party after 15 years coaching golf at the University of Alabama. In summer, they attended the U.S. Open in Pennsylvania, visited friends in Boston, went to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, and traveled to Maine. In September, they visited Beijing and Tokyo, and came in third after joining the golf team in Japan. Alan’s teams rank ninth in the U.S. One grandchild has a master’s degree, two are seniors and one is a sophomore in college, and one is a high school sophomore.

Joan Whittemore Loock had a knee replacement in January 2013. In March, she and Jim cruised to Australia and New Zealand. Joan was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and, though the trip was beautiful, she didn’t feel well. On her return, Jim rushed her to the ER. She had emergency surgery, followed by more surgery in July, and was feeling better. They visited family and friends in Wisconsin, and Joan hoped to spend two weeks in Mexico with daughter Mardy. Oldest grandchild Logan, the son of Jim’s daughter, Sarah, is 15 and 6 feet, 3 inches.

Julia Coates Littlefield planned to attend our 55th. She is in her church choir; is secretary of a committee reviewing applications for charitable grants; serves as diocese coordinator; and tutored in the public library’s literacy program. Mo serves community charities and had his second term on the vestry at R.E. Lee Memorial. They visit their children, Julia’s sister in Delaware, and Mo’s family in Maine. Daughter Bess’ son, Jack Edward, 20, is a junior at U.Va. Son Scott’s son, Chris, 12, is a sixth-grade basketball enthusiast, and daughter Mary Graham, 15, is an aspiring ballerina.

Mary Massey and Jack Meiners celebrated their 25th anniversary, took a Chesapeake Bay trip, and hiked during the North Carolina Appalachian Trail Conservancy conference. Jack gardens, does yard work, walks the dog, and splits logs for the fireplace. Mary has hiked for 44 years, volunteered with the Audubon Naturalist Society for 21, and been with the Washington Animal Rescue League for three. They have eight grandchildren, ages 12 to 26.

Barbara Ann Barndt Miller and daughter Ann Marie presented a trophy to the best Pennsylvania-bred horse in May. In September, Barbara and husband Wayne Suley attended a Pennsylvania pony show. Ann bought a townhouse and gave Barbara a gray colt named Rafe Rabbit. Also in September, Barbara managed to throw herself off her truck bed while unloading cattle wire. The wire caught on her rings when she heaved it, and she went with it through the air. She had pelvic and rib fractures and needed months of recovery but no surgery. Wayne is an excellent nurse! They planned a Christmas trip to Pennsylvania.

Eleanor Markham Old’s husband, Arthur, is involved with the Civil War Round Table, Sons of the American Revolution, and Mary Washington ElderStudy, and attends plays at Riverside Center Dinner Theater. He and Martha finished moving his treasures from Lancaster to Fredericksburg. Eleanor and Arthur’s son, Jim, is operations manager with Conely & Associates, president of the U.S. lacrosse team’s Hampton Roads chapter, and coach of Old Dominion University’s men’s club lacrosse team. Daughter-in-law Beth is a chronic disease nurse case manager with Amerigroup. Their son, Parker, is in IT customer support for a small online video-gaming company in Norfolk. Son Tyler graduated with honors from high school, is a freshman at Savannah College of Art and Design, and was thinking of specializing in visual effects with a degree in video gaming. They welcomed a standard schnauzer pup, Shiloh, to the family.

Sharon Henry Schafer met with Margie Crisman Kostel, Sharon Green Hope, and May Phillips Slago in L.A. at Thanksgiving. Margie visited daughter Kathryn, son-in-law Jay Litton, granddaughter Cary, and grandson Jonathan out West. Sharon Hope’s daughter, TV producer Kathy Rhodes, hosted a dinner party for them all, including Sharon’s son, Rick Rhodes, and wife Liza. The two Sharons went to the Beverly Hills Hotel cocktail lounge, where they saw movie stars, including Clint Eastwood!

Sally Warwick Rayburn and Jim meet lots of people traveling in their RV. They celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary in February, spent two weeks at a Hawaii timeshare in April, and saw son Steve’s wife, Cindy, receive a master’s degree in Winston-Salem, N.C., in May. In June, Sally and Cindy visited Richmond, delving into Warwick genealogy. Daughter Ginnie teaches autistic children. Ginnie’s daughter, Sarah Kate, was in a national dance competition in July; her group placed nationally.  Sally and Jim’s son, Dick, is an internationally ranked martial arts black belt. In August, the Rayburns joined the Great River Road Caravan from the headwaters of the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. They stopped in Pensacola to see Ginnie’s son, Andrew, at the University of West Florida. Barbara Lewis Leddick and Ken of Atlanta, married 25 years, have two daughters.

Irene Piscopo Rodgers took her annual ski trip to Lake Tahoe in February and cruised from Florida to Montreal in May, stopping in Canada locales they hadn’t yet toured, cruising to the Saguenay Fjord, and revisiting Quebec and Montreal. Then they drove through New England. They flew to Hamburg in July, cruised through the Norwegian fjords, and celebrated their 44th anniversary. They flew to Cologne for another Rhine River cruise, saw the Cologne Cathedral, and spent Thanksgiving in Connecticut. Irene still plays tennis. Sadly, she reports that Nancy Montrastelle Curnutt died in December.

Natalee, daughter of Ann Watkins Steves and Bob’s son, Bruce, graduated from the University of South Florida and married Josh. Son David’s daughter, Brittany, had son Jaxon. Ann and daughter Linda took a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. All grandkids and great-grandkids were healthy and happy. Priscilla Brown Wardlaw’s son, Chris, came home for the holidays, and “Pete” planned to visit Rob and family later in the year.

Charlotte “Charlie” Wohlnick Wiggs enjoys friends and church activities. She and Arch toured Canada and the Panama Canal, and volunteer with Meals on Wheels. Daughter Tracy and husband Andy of Mason, Ohio, have daughters Molly, at MIT, and Anna, an A+ eighth-grader. Since retiring, Tracy spends much time with church and charity organizations. Andy is busy controlling the stock market. Charlie and Arch’s son, Alan, and wife Dale of Raleigh, N.C., are bike riders and endurance runners. Alan received an award for his work as chairman of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission and competed in an international biathlon event in London. Dale completed a parks development-related master’s degree from North Carolina State University.

Pat Gray Proulx and husband Dan’s daughter, Pam, and Max live nearby. Justin, 19, a sophomore at Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture and Urban Studies, helps cut grass and is a professional photographer. Meghan Ashley, 16, is in 11th grade. The family has two King Charles spaniels. Son Gray and wife Gina of Palmyra have son John, 7, a black and a yellow Lab, and three cats. The family cruised from Fort Lauderdale to Cozumel and Belize for Christmas 2012. Pam hosted Christmas brunch last year. Dan made his annual trip to Maine in August, visited family in Vermont, and took an October bus trip to New England. He belongs to the singles group Solo Seniors.

Ann Brooks Coutsoubinas lost her husband, Speros, to an aortic aneurism. Daughter Anastasia was relocating, perhaps with Brooksie, and looking for a new job. Son Gregory finished his tours of Afghanistan but feels some effects of a brain injury sustained there. Brooksie’s dad is 96 and still in Fredericksburg.

Edna Gooch Trudeau’s daughter, Virginia, and son-in-law, Matt, still live in Virginia Beach. Grandson Lucas is thriving in preschool. He earned a gold belt in tae kwon do, enjoys dance and soccer, and was ecstatic about his upcoming fifth birthday, which was to feature a Lego theme.