Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

Quadrangle - 47
retirement facility. She travels a lot, occasionally
getting together with MARIE
TEMPEST EYRE for a trip. MARIE finally
found an apt in the UK that suits her needs
& is near her family. Being legally blind
does not prevent VIVIAN from enjoying
life & traveling. She spent 5 wks with a
friend in Malta, in a hotel that had several
restaurants.She is going to Italy in Oct. &
hopes to be able to spend the winter in FL
with her niece. Sandy is having trouble with
her hip, so BOB WILLIAMS is adding a gr
fl bedroom & bath, doing all the work himself.
He also keeps busy with the American
Patriot Council he started, wears his 1776
army uniform & carries a 13-star Betsy Ross
flag to rallies & celebrations such as Jul
4. MARGUERITE PARRISH HOWARD
writes that Hobart finally retired from his job
as Field Supt for their church in India. However,
they will continue speaking & raising
funds for India & plan another trip there in
Oct. They moved from Tulsa to Greenville,
SC to be near daughter EVELYN ’71 & John
LETTIERI. Daughter, PATRICIA ’74 & Bill
LYONS live in Chesapeake, VA & daughter
LINDA ’78 & TED ’78 NIEHAUS in Clinton,
WI. I phoned BETI WEIR WEISS just
as she was leaving to attend a grandson’s
engagement party. She lost her husband Nov
a yr ago, says she is doing all right & that
she has a very supportive family. She lives
on the farm in a house built especially for
retirement; son & daughter & their families
also live on the farm & the other children
nearby. We extend our sympathies to BETI
& family. JOE DUERKSON visited India
with Mary Lou’s blessing as he left her
with twin sister Betty & niece Diane. She
had a basal ganglion stroke & has recovered
nicely, able to get out & about, has resumed
driving & has good cognition. JOE’S trip
was to help celebrate the Dhamtari Christian
Hospital’s Centennial. He also visited
St Stephen’s Hosp in Delhi, Sewa Bahan
Hosp in Jagdeeshpur & the Christian Hosp
in Champa. He had a great trip, met many
wonderful people & was glad to be home.
DON RICKARD & Elaine have slowed
down & don’t drive on trips anymore; she
has battled 2 kinds of cancer in the past 3
yrs. They both have vertigo, but Elaine’s is
worse. She also battles ataxia, which affects
muscles & balance. DON’s brother SAM ’41
had ALS & was bed-ridden when he died,
brother JOHN lives in NC. TOM & Janice
HAZLETT continue to enjoy good health,
but no longer spend their winters in FL.
They cruised to the harbors of ME & other
eastern states, during which time TOM did
his best to decimate the lobster population.
They have 2 sons, a daughter & 5 grandkids.
Stu Leeder ’45, Sally Lynn and Bill Duff ’45, Marj Bery, Vivian Nicoll Norden ’45, Raj Bery ’45
RUTH WILKINSON PHILLIMORE moved
to Ottawa, CAN a couple of yrs ago to be
near daughter & brother BOB ’51. She no
longer drives & truly misses her car. She
is considering moving to an assisted living
facility & is busy making a DVD of her India
days. Son & 2 grandsons live in Calgary.
RUTH STEWART says she is still healthy,
works part time for the CIA & enjoys the
cultural activities available in DC in her
spare time. She attended the ’10 WOSA
Reunion for a day. SITA BERY SARWAL
is keeping in good health. She went with
friends for 10 days to Mashobra, a hill station
near Simla. In Jun she was at Ananda,
a spa near Rishikesh which is rated as one
of the top in the world. GORDON YOUNG
says his travels consist of trips within 200 mi
of home base as he hates plane travel now.
Brother BILL ’50 died recently in Chiangmai,
Thailand, where he had lived since the
early 60s. Gordon has been busy writing
& publishing 3 books. RAJ & Marjorie
BERY are happily settled in a good retirement
community in MD, just outside of DC.
They took visiited the Sinai Peninsula, Petra
in Jordan & even managed a quick trip to
Jerusalem & took a holiday in India. They
have been together with BILL & Sally Lynn
DUFF, STU LEEDER & VIVIAN for lunch
regularly. They are also regulars at the DC
Curry Club & have another monthly group
mtg in downtown DC. Late last yr JOYCE
REYNOLDS COUPAL had a stroke-like
incident which was diagnosed as TGA. She
was thoroughly checked out & is doing
fine except has problems with short-term
memory. She discovered some writings of
her father about his life in India which she
is busy assembling to have them published.
Otherwise, she & Frank keep busy with
their 5 offspring & numerous grandkids.
BILL DUFF has recovered nicely from the
blood clots & heart ailments so his gen’l
health is good. He & Sally Lynn have been
participating in a Muslim/Christian/Jewish
dialogue group monthly to discuss issues
& books they have read, they have learned
a lot. They attended a Muslim wedding &
enjoyed it hugely. Bill is trying to write
more but finds it difficult to concentrate
on his research of ancient documents, in
particular The Mishna, in order to get some
further insight on 1st Century Judaism &
Christianity. BETTY ANN SUMMERS
DYKSTRA & Peter are doing pretty good
health wise although he has problems with
balance. Betty Ann resigned from the Mtn
Home Orch & the Orch Board, but not until
she was instrumental in getting a new home
for the Orch at AR. Mtn State U. She plays
viola in several groups & does a lot of solos.
They have received a marvelous exercise
machine called Power Plate which is new
to the US & supposed to be very good for
older people. AL BJERKESTRAND regrets
not making it to the WOSA Reunion but he
didn’t want to leave Bonnie although she
is doing well in her fight against ovarian
cancer. They were delighted to announce the
birth of their first great grandson, Beckett.
A granddaughter graduated valedictorian of
her class & plans to attend Seattle Pacific
U, Bonnie’s Alma Mater. DOUG & ANN
’47 PICKETT visited son Mark, Sinipii & 3
grands in Oulu, Finland , located 150 mi N of
the Arctic Circle, clean, modern city with no
trash or litter. They fared so well on this trip
that they were encouraged to attend WOSA
this yr. Experiencing fatigue, Doug had gone