Fall 2012 Issue - Colby-Sawyer College

(L to r) Liz Hough-Harden ’73, Nancy Gillen Kunis ’72 and
Patty Brown Kinnunen ’72.
ric nursing and pediatric
oncology for many years.
In more recent years, she
moved to Portland, ME,
where she passed away
last May. Those of us who
knew Robin will always
remember her energy, her
sense of fun, and her deep
compassion for others.
She will be sorely missed.
1973
Nancy R. Messing
908 Ponce de Leon Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(954) 779-7449
nrmessing@aol.com
1974
Sue Brown Warner
48 Spring Street, unit 7
Greenwich, CT 06830-6129
(203) 629-1454
Susan.Warner@terex.com
Susan Smart Ferguson
is entering her 13th year
working for the Blue
Springs School District
in Blue Springs, MO. She
enjoys having her summers
free for travel and
spending time with her 2
grandchildren, Helena, age
4, and Breck, age 2. She
was looking forward to a
family vacation to Disney
World and Jacksonville
Beach with her children
and grandchildren in
July. George and Susan
will celebrate their 38th
wedding anniversary in
Sept. Two of their children,
Geoffrey and Sarah, live in
the Kansas City area with
the grandchildren and
the middle son, Andrew,
lives in Scottsdale, AZ.
Though they miss him,
they love visiting the AZ
desert! Susan still hears
from Colby Dorm friends
Pam Moe Dunn, Holly
Hurd DiMauro, Debbie
Lawrence Forman and
Ann Flanders Damon.
1975
Jill McLaughlin Godfrey
19500 Framingham Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(301) 926-7164
Jillgodfrey25@gmail.com
Caryl Diengott
34 Hattie Lane
Billerica, MA 01821
(978) 436-9998
cdiengott@comcast.net
After graduating from
Colby-Sawyer in 1975, I,
Caryl Diengott, spent 2
years working and then
earned a BSW from Suffolk
University. What a culture
shock! I was a commuting
student in a coed school,
the first time in that situation
since the 4th grade!
I moved to NY to be near,
and then marry, my (1st)
husband, where I was a
social worker for 10 years
until our return to Boston.
The marriage ended, and a
few years later I re-married
my 2nd (and last) husband,
Evan Pressman, who
works as a project manager
for the federal government.
We live in Billerica,
MA. I’ve been working as
a medical social worker
for 32 years, mostly with
chronically ill and/or
terminally ill (oncology
and renal social work are
my passions). I returned
to school (Boston College)
when I was 39 to finally
obtain my MSW. I sing in
my Temple choir and enjoy
walking and exercising.
We are involved with our
several nieces and nephews’
lives, and we travel
a few times a year, mostly
to England, where Evan’s
brother, sister-in-law and
niece and nephew live.
We enjoyed a trip to the
Cayman Islands in May.
We’ve traveled a lot to the
UK (Scotland, Ireland,
Wales), Paris once, Israel
twice, as well as the US
National Parks. Once you
start, you get a bug to continue
to travel. Please feel
free to send your updates.
If you are in the area, I’d
love to see you again. I did
hear from Arden Avedisian
once. I also shared a
high school reunion with
Carolyn Foley and Donna
June. My first year roommate
Bonnie Chaisson
Keirnan ’77 and I found
each other on Facebook.
Summer 2012 finds me (Jill
McLaughlin Godfrey) with
the last of our 4 children
having graduated from
college, and my husband
Scott and I deciding what
our next adventure will
be. I have retired from
a radio broadcasting
career, am currently back
in school and managing
a small boutique. Life so
far has been a blast and
a blessing! Karen Chani
recently moved to a new
home in Hanson, MA,
and has been working at
BCBSMA for 15 years. She
is very active in her local
choral group. If she has
any free time, it is spent
walking along the Cape
Cod Canal, long weekends
in ME, and theater parties
in Boston and NY! Barbara
Petzoldt Koski has graduated
her youngest son
from Northeastern, and
she and her husband are
retiring in Old Lyme, CT.
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